Romantism 12 Vocab

Albatross

Something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety and impedes action or progress

Aver

Declare with confidence

Expiate

Make amends or atone for some guilt or sin

Forlorn

Hopeless, despairing, or in poor condition

Gallant

Brave, heroic, or chivalrous

Garner

A storehouse or supply of anything, especially grain

Gaudy

Excessively showy in a tasteless way

Glean

Gather information or discover something slowly and laboriously, bit by bit

Heath

A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs

Hoary

Gray or white with age; tedious with familiarity, stale

Invocate

Call, pray, or petition earnestly for support; to bring about or cause

Jocund

Cheerful and lighthearted; suggestive of high spirits

Lea

An open area of grassy land used for hay or grazing

Mariner

A person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship

Shrieve

To administer the sacrament of reconciliation to; to free from guilt

Sordid

Morally vile and ignoble

Sprightly

Animated or lively

Swound

To enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy; to lose consciousness

Teem

Be full of or swarming with

Visage

A person's face with reference to the shape, features, and expression